Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-23
PETITION,
To The Honorable, Tie Board of County
Commissioners Of Barber County,
Hnnene.


We, the undersigned, your petitioners being
resident Taxpayers and legal voters of the
township of Minyona, county of Barber, state
OF Kansas, respectfully petition your honora-
Die body to submit To- the qualified electors Of
said township of Mingona, for their acceptance
or rejection, at n special election TO be- ordered
ance of the laws of the state of Kansas and an
act entitled IAN net TO enable counties town
ships and cities to aid in the construction OF
railroads, and to repeal section 4, of chapter
80 OF the laws of 1874 which took effect Feb
ruary 20, 1875, and amendments thereto. ths
following propositions with the terms and con-
ditions herein specified, to-wt:
Shall the township of Mingona, county OF
Barber, In the state of Kansas, subscribe for
one hundred shares, of one hundred dollars
each, OF the capital stock OF The Chicago, Kan
sas & Western railroad Company, "a CORPORA
ton organized and existing under the laws OF
the state of Kansas. and III. payment therefor
said township of Mingona, county of Barber,
OF the denomination OF one Thousand dollars
each' said bonds to be payable to the SeGFeL,
NJ IN hscal agency OF the state Of Kansas, in
New York City, thirty years after the date
thereof. bearing interest at the rate of six per
cent. per annum, payable annually, for which
the nscal agency aforesaid.
This subscription of stock and issue of bonds
to be upon the following conditions, namely:
As soon as said proposition shall bc determined
III the affirmative, by canvass of the votes cast
at said election, the Board Of County Commits
sioners of said county of Barber, for and in
behalf of said township of Mingona, county OF
Barber, shall order the county clerk to make
ana the county clerk shall make said subscrfp-
ton, in the name of said township OF Mingoun,
county OF Barber, for said one hundred shares
of capital stock of said railroad company; and
when the railroad of said railroad company
shall be built of standard gauge, and compile
ted, and In operation, by lease or otherwise.
from connection with the railroad OF tho
Southern Kansas Railway company, mt or near
Medicine Lodge. in the county Of Barber in
the state OF Kansas, to the south or east line
OF said township, through to the west line
said The Chicago, Kansas & Western Railroad
Company shall receive ten thousand dollars of
said bonds and issue one hundred shares of
stock therefor.
The sGid Board OF County Commissioners
shall cause such bonds, with inter est coupons
attached, as aforesaid, toibe issued in the narnc
OF said township of Mingona, county OF Bar
Der, and shall deliver the same to said railroad
company. on delivery or tender to the trcasu-
Barber, by said railroad company. OF certifi-
Gates for its shares of fully paid up capital
stock OF said railroad company, equal in
amount with said bonds dollar for dollar:
Provided said railroad shall be built and COM
pieted and in operation by lease or otherwise,
as aforesaid. with freight and passenger de-
pot and station, at the town of Mingona, in said
township, established ready for business, on or
before the tirstday Of September, 1887.
fI1anaed snr,ner. mat II the said Inc Cnica,
be hindcred or delayed in the constructions Of
the said line Of railroad by extraordinarv seton
dercd shall be added to the time herein taken
to complete said railroad.
The form of ballots to be used at said cleo
ton shall be:
"For the subscription of stock aad issue of
bonds Ia Tue Chicago, Kansas Western Rail-
road Company,
And
"ARainst the subscription OF stock and issue
of bonds to The Chtcago, Kansas Western
Railroad Company.
1t il therefore, by the Board Of County Com
missioners OF the county of Barber, state of
Kansas. ordered and directed that special
election be held IN the township of Mingona,
county of Dafber state of Kansas, ON
THE 80 DAY OF MARCH, 1887,
to determine whether the proposition TO sub
scribe for the stock of The Chicago, Kansas Il
Western Railroad Company, and issue the
bunds OF the township OF Mingona. county OF
Barber. in payment therefor. on the condi-
lions contained In said petition, shall be adopt
held, and returns made and result ascertained
and declared in the same manner as provided
10y law for general elections. The ballots to be
used in said election, for nd against said prop
osition, shall be OF the form and contain tho
words stated I'm said petition. Thirty days no
tice of said election sha5l first DC given. ac-
cording to law. and the sheriff of said county
of BARRIER IL hereby ordered and directed To
give said notice, and make due proclamation
of said election.
Done at Medicine Lodge. tfis. 2ist day OF
January, 1882
JOHN McGRATH,
J. ID. FLEMING,
Board OF County Commissioners.
Affect: IsoBT. J. TALIAFERRo.
fxEAIl County Clerk.